Improvement in overalls



H. F `WODDWAHD.

Uveralls.

`No.l53,292.

Paten-ted July 21,1374. v

UNITED STATES PATENT EEIoE.,

HENRY F. VOODWARD, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN 'VERALLS Specification forming part of Letters Patent No.153,29Q, dated July 21, 1874; application filed April 3, 1874.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY F. WooDwARD, of the city and State of NewYork, have invented an Improvement in l/Vorkmens Overalls, of which thefollowing is a specification It is usual to manufacture overalls with awa-istband at the upper end, the garment itself extending only to thewaist. A shirt or jacket is generally worn in addition, and hence withpainters and other workmen that have to reach around in dilierentdirections. with the hands, the jacket Works up and the overalls descendat the waist, so that there is often an open space where cold can easilyreach the body, and persons are liable tocatch cold or other diseasesincident to exposure ot' this portion of the body.

Ohildrens night-garments have been made with an opening down the back,the waist and drawers being connected together 5 but a garment of thischaracter is not adapted to workmen, either in appearance or forconvenience, because the fastcnings are not easily accessible, and areliable to be broken by the movements of the body.

My improvement relates to overalls made ot' drawers and jacket combined,and Aof two main sections united at the back, opened down the front, andprovided with fastenings and a waistband and pockets.

By this construction the entire person is covered with the overall,freedom of movement to the arms and legs is allowed for, theumlergarments are kept clean, and the body is protected from cold,especially around the waist.

In the drawing I have represented by a perspective view the saidimproved overall.

The legs a and body b are made of suitable flexible material, usually ofheavy cotton goods. The same is cut out and joined by seams so as to ritthe person. I make the entire garment, except the sleeves, of two mainsections, the fabric running from the neckband el to the bottom of theleg portions or drawers a, and extending from the front connecting-bandsor hems e around to the central seam that unites these two main sectionsat the back 5 thereby the overalls are not liable to injury because theseams are not exposed to strain. The waistband j' is preferably sewed tothe fabric at the front and loose at the back, and provided with abuckle. This waistband serves to gather the garment about the person atthe waist, and painters can carry a dustingbrush in the band at theback.

I prefer buttons and button-holes for fastening` the garment togetherdown the front. The pockets hI and lc are inserted at each side of thefront opening. The sleeves l are ofthe character used in workmcnsjackets.

rlhe overall made 'in this manner is a new and very useful article ofmanufacture.

I claim as my invention- As a new article of manufacture, the workmansoveralls made with the drawers and jackets of two main sections, eachextending from the shoulders to the bottoms ot' the drawers without anyseam at the waist, and united at the back and open down the front andprovided with pockets and a waistband or strap, as set forth.

Signed by me this 31st day of March, 187 4.

HENRY F. lVOODVARD.

Witnesses:

GEO. T. PINGKNEY, OHAs. 1I. SMITH.

